GPU SW Consultant

The role combines low-level systems programming with open source collaboration. You will work alongside experienced graphics engineers, develop genuine expertise in how modern GPUs work from the kernel up, and grow into a contributor that the broader open source graphics community knows by name.

Required

• Vulkan - solid understanding of the core spec; command buffers, render passes, synchronisation, memory management and pipelines. Familiarity with Vulkan validation layers and debugging workflow
• Basic understanding of GPU hardware concepts - queues, tilers vs IMR, memory hierarchies
• Linux kernel basics - comfortable reading and navigating kernel code
• DRM fundamentals - GEM/buffer management, dma-buf/prime buffer sharing, fence and sync objects, GPU job submission paths
• Mesa architecture awareness - Gallium, driver structure
• Basic understanding of how userspace drivers interact with kernel
• C and C++ - comfortable with pointer arithmetic, memory management, kernel-style coding

Nice to have

• Git - mailing list patch workflow (not just GitHub PRs)
• Comfortable reading specs and documentation independently
• Not afraid of large unfamiliar codebases
• Open source contribution mindset - code review, public communication, upstream first
• Existing Mesa or kernel patch history
• Experience with a specific GPU family (ARM/AMD/Intel)
• Python for tooling/scripting
• Rust programming skills
• Understanding of KMS fundamentals or Wayland clients